Given name · Russian
Феофил
“God”
Феофил is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Feofil.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Феофил goes back to Ancient Greek θεός, meaning “God.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Феофил’s family of names
In Russian usage, Феофил has a conventional equivalent in the German form Theophilus. In Russian usage, Феофил has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Teofil. In Russian usage, Феофил has a transliteration in Feofil.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Феофил has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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